Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Tech-Policy Positions of McCain & Obama - Washington Post, 9/26/08

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Re-Computing Your Presidential Choices , Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro : " Both Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Az....

Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software - Washington Post, 9/30/08

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Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software : " Hollywood's six major movie studios on Tuesday sued RealNetworks Inc. t...

Copyright Czar's Fate in Bush's Hands; Veto Looms - Wired.com, 9/29/08

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Copyright Czar's Fate in Bush's Hands; Veto Looms : "[ T]he Bush administration also doesn't want a copyright czar, a posit...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Who Owns the Law? Arguments May Ensue - New York Times, 9/29/08

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Who Owns the Law? Arguments May Ensue : "To be clear, it has been established by the United States Supreme Court (no less) that the l...
Sunday, September 28, 2008

The Importance of Orphan Works Legislation - U.S. Copyright Office, 9/25/08

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The Importance of Orphan Works Legislation : By Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights: " Legislation is pending in Congress that woul...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 Passes U.S. Senate- govtrack.us, 9/26/08

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S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 Passes U.S. Senate : http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2913#votes

Searchable "breaching copyright" video clips ruffle Parliament - Guardian, 9/25/08

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Searchable video clips ruffle Parliament : " While proceedings are open to free viewing, any re-use is subject to licensing by the Spea...

Senate Gives The White House A Copyright Czar - Techdirt, 9/26/08

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Senate Gives The White House A Copyright Czar : " While some of the worst provisions were removed, this still remains a bill that has o...

Senate Passes Controversial 'Copyright Czar' Bill - PC Mag, 9/26/08

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Senate Passes Controversial 'Copyright Czar' Bill : "The RIAA voiced its support for the bill. "This bill truly is music t...
Friday, September 26, 2008

IP bill passes Senate - ars technica, 9/26/08

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IP bill passes Senate : "Until recently dubbed the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act , S.3325 was rebranded as the ...

Public Knowledge Statement on Senate Passage of Intellectual Property Legislation - 9/26/08

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Public Knowledge Statement on Senate Passage of Intellectual Property Legislation: Background: The Senate today passed S. 3325, the Enforcem...

Senate Passes Bill Creating 'Copyright Czar' - Wired.com, 9/26/08

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Senate Passes Bill Creating 'Copyright Czar' : " The measure (.pdf) creates an executive-level "Intellectual Property En...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Thomas Mistrial Decision Bolsters RIAA Litigation - Wired.com, 9/25/08

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Thomas Mistrial Decision Bolsters RIAA Litigation : "At first glance, the decision appeared to have deflated the RIAA's legal posit...

$222,000 Copyright Infringement Damage Award for RIAA Against Jammie Thomas Overturned - ars technica, 9/24/08

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Thomas verdict overturned, making available theory rejected : " A federal judge has overturned the $222,000 copyright infringement verd...

Secret ACTA treaty emerges blinking into the sunlight - ars technica, 9/24/08

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Secret ACTA treaty emerges blinking into the sunlight : "The much-maligned, drafted-in-secret, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement , is...

The ACTA Hearing: USTR Claims There's Nothing To See Here... Move Along - Techdirt, 9/25/08

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The ACTA Hearing: USTR Claims There's Nothing To See Here... Move Along : "Earlier this week, the US Trade Representative held an o...
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Copyright's Paradox: brilliantly argued scholarly book tackles free speech vs. copyright - BoingBoing.net, 9/18/08

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Copyright's Paradox: brilliantly argued scholarly book tackles free speech vs. copyright : " Netanel explores the history of copyri...

Fox News to McCain Camp: ‘Cease and Desist’ - Washington Independent, 9/19/08

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Fox News to McCain Camp: ‘Cease and Desist’ : "Fox News sent a tersely-worded “cease and desist” letter to the McCain campaign today, d...

Scud Stud Arthur Kent settles copyright infringing movie lawsuit - Brattleboro Reformer, 9/19/08

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Scud Stud Arthur Kent settles movie lawsuit : "The NBC reporter who became known as the Scud Stud during the first Gulf War has settled...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Groups Demanding That ACTA Negotiations Be Made Public - Techdirt, 9/16/08

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Groups Demanding That ACTA Negotiations Be Made Public : "We've been asking for months why the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ...

Hari Puttar and the case of the film that sounded too familiar - Scotland on Sunday, 9/14/08

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Hari Puttar and the case of the film that sounded too familiar : "The release of Hari Puttar, a children's Bollywood film, has been...

The Future of Copyright - Cato Institute, 6/9/08

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The Future of Copyright : "Unauthorized sharing of files will prevail in darknets, online and offline. On the other hand, certain non-d...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free - New York Times, 9/14/08

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Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free : "Unlike other projects that share course materials, notably OpenCourseWare at M.I.T. , Conn...

Research Shows Students View Music Piracy as Socially Acceptable - Idaho Examiner, 9/14/08

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Research Shows Students View Music Piracy as Socially Acceptable : "[University of Idaho researcher Darryl] Woolley said that piracy ma...
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Copyright row dogs Spore release - BBC News, 9/10/08

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Copyright row dogs Spore release : " Hundreds of people have complained about the copyright protecting system on the long-awaited game ...
Friday, September 12, 2008

A Perfect Storm of Bad Copyright Legislation - Public Knowledge, 9/10/08

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A Perfect Storm of Bad Copyright Legislation : "Here at PK, we’ve been keeping our heads down the past few days, trying to fight agains...

A Great Day for Creators - Copyright Alliance, 9/11/08

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Pro-"Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008" blog entry by Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance A...

Opposition mounts to bill enabling US to prosecute suspected IP thieves - Beta News, 9/11/08

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Opposition mounts to bill enabling US to prosecute suspected IP thieves : " The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Google to Re-Publish 244 Years of Newspaper Articles? - Editor & Publisher, 9/9/08

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Google to Re-Publish 244 Years of Newspaper Articles?: "Google Inc. is trying to expand the newspaper section of its online library to...

"Finger Lickin' Good" Trade Secret's Security Revamped - Yahoo News, 9/9/08

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Trade secret is one of the four categories of Intellectual Property (the other three are Patent, Trademark, and Copyright). This KFC story...
Monday, September 8, 2008

Copyright Clearance Center Expands Blanket Pricing Offer - Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/8/08

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Copyright Clearance Center Expands Blanket Pricing Offer : "The Copyright Clearance Center , which helps colleges buy rights to reprint...

"Harry Potter" author Rowling Wins Copyright Infringement Suit; Insufficient Transformative Use by Plaintiff, Vander Ark - New York Times, 9/8/08

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‘Potter’ Author Wins Copyright Ruling : "Judge Robert P. Patterson of Federal District Court said Ms. Rowling had proved that Steven V...
Sunday, September 7, 2008

OCLC Debuts Copyright Evidence Registry - OCLC Press Release, 8/25/08

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OCLC pilots WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry : "OCLC is piloting a new service for libraries that encourages librarians and other i...
Saturday, September 6, 2008

Free Music Downloads Without the Legal Peril - New York Times, 9/3/08

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Free Music Downloads Without the Legal Peril : "It’s simple to get free music from online services like LimeWire, but it could also br...